06-01-2018, 12:26 PM
Desqueler: Thanks very much my dude! in due time ;)
I had a cool idea for a composition today and i had to get it down. It was a pretty simple concept, just a girl texting and another girl reacting in a shocked way to it, in a kind of idealized environment of mine, being some very lush trees in a forest. For some reason that is way more appealing to me than any fantasy painting, in concept at least. I dug out Daz3d and mocked up some poses, mainly to help me find a composition i like. I moved them around a lot, finding nice overlaps, and lowering the camera a bit here and there. also arranging a folder for the references for the skin tones i want, the textures of the plants, the hait colors and textures, the fashion, etc. all shit i neeeeever did in the old days.
I might mess with it some more, maybe even a closer angle, its tough to get it to what i see in my head even with 3d and photos to help. yea, when i think about it sincerely it seems closer, you can barely even see feet. the colors id say in the bottom left panel are closest to what i envision, but there is so much variance in values and saturation and such that it'll take a lot of planning, which is what good illustration is all about :)
The goal is to find a thumbnail i really like, spend the most time on finding that, then do a line drawing, apply all the shit i know now about designing good shapes in anatomy, photo composite/reference stuff i need to look real (everything) and try to spend 8 hrs tops rendering, the less the better.
I also really got into foraging today, which was very meditative and awesome. I ordered 2 books on edible wild mushrooms and spent a huge chunk of today looking into that since it really facinates me; i do think it will go on to influence my art since i live in a very rural and forested area. shuld be guud, also life drawing tomorrow :O
I had a cool idea for a composition today and i had to get it down. It was a pretty simple concept, just a girl texting and another girl reacting in a shocked way to it, in a kind of idealized environment of mine, being some very lush trees in a forest. For some reason that is way more appealing to me than any fantasy painting, in concept at least. I dug out Daz3d and mocked up some poses, mainly to help me find a composition i like. I moved them around a lot, finding nice overlaps, and lowering the camera a bit here and there. also arranging a folder for the references for the skin tones i want, the textures of the plants, the hait colors and textures, the fashion, etc. all shit i neeeeever did in the old days.
I might mess with it some more, maybe even a closer angle, its tough to get it to what i see in my head even with 3d and photos to help. yea, when i think about it sincerely it seems closer, you can barely even see feet. the colors id say in the bottom left panel are closest to what i envision, but there is so much variance in values and saturation and such that it'll take a lot of planning, which is what good illustration is all about :)
The goal is to find a thumbnail i really like, spend the most time on finding that, then do a line drawing, apply all the shit i know now about designing good shapes in anatomy, photo composite/reference stuff i need to look real (everything) and try to spend 8 hrs tops rendering, the less the better.
I also really got into foraging today, which was very meditative and awesome. I ordered 2 books on edible wild mushrooms and spent a huge chunk of today looking into that since it really facinates me; i do think it will go on to influence my art since i live in a very rural and forested area. shuld be guud, also life drawing tomorrow :O
70+Page Koala Sketchbook: http://crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-3465.html SB
Paintover thread, submit for crits! http://crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-7879.html
[color=rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.882)]e owl sat on an oak. The more he saw, the less he spoke.[/color]
Paintover thread, submit for crits! http://crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-7879.html
[color=rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.882)]e owl sat on an oak. The more he saw, the less he spoke.[/color]